Vanilloid receptor ligands and their use in treatments

ABSTRACT

Compounds having the general structure  
                 
and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders.

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/671,727, filed Apr. 15, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

The vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1) is the molecular target of capsaicin, the active ingredient in hot peppers. Julius et al. reported the molecular cloning of VR1 (Caterina et al., 1997). VR1 is a non-selective cation channel which is activated or sensitized by a series of different stimuli including capsaicin and resiniferatoxin (exogenous activators), heat & acid stimulation and products of lipid bilayer metabolism, anandamide (Premkumar et al., 2000, Szabo et al., 2000, Gauldie et al., 2001, Olah et al., 2001) and lipoxygenase metabolites (Hwang et al., 2000). VR1 is highly expressed in primary sensory neurons (Caterina et al., 1997) in rats, mice and humans (Onozawa et al., 2000, Mezey et al., 2000, Helliwell et al., 1998, Cortright et al., 2001). These sensory neurons innervate many visceral organs including the dermis, bones, bladder, gastrointestinal tract and lungs; VR1 is also expressed in other neuronal and non-neuronal tissues including but not limited to, CNS nuclei, kidney, stomach and T-cells (Nozawa et al., 2001, Yiangou et al., 2001, Birder et al., 2001). Presumably expression in these various cells and organs may contribute to their basic properties such as cellular signaling and cell division.

Prior to the molecular cloning of VR1, experimentation with capsaicin indicated the presence of a capsaicin sensitive receptor, which could increase the activity of sensory neurons in humans, rats and mice (Holzer, 1991; Dray, 1992, Szallasi and Blumberg 1996, 1999). The results of acute activation by capsaicin in humans was pain at injection site and in other species increased behavioral sensitivity to sensory stimuli (Szallasi and Blumberg, 1999). Capsaicin application to the skin in humans causes a painful reaction characterized not only by the perception of heat and pain at the site of administration but also by a wider area of hyperalgesia and allodynia, two characteristic symptoms of the human condition of neuropathic pain (Holzer, 1991). Taken together, it seems likely that increased activity of VR1 plays a significant role in the establishment and maintenance of pain conditions. Topical or intradermal injection of capsaicin has also been shown to produce localized vasodilation and edema production (Szallasi and Blumberg 1999, Singh et al., 2001). This evidence indicates that capsaicin through it's activation of VR1 can regulate afferent and efferent function of sensory nerves. Sensory nerve involvement in diseases could therefore be modified by molecules which effect the function of the vanilloid receptor to increase or decrease the activity of sensory nerves.

VR1 gene knockout mice have been shown to have reduced sensory sensitivity to thermal and acid stimuli (Caterina et al., 2000)). This supports the concept that VR1 contributes not only to generation of pain responses (i.e. via thermal, acid or capsaicin stimuli) but also to the maintenance of basal activity of sensory nerves. This evidence agrees with studies demonstrating capsaicin sensitive nerve involvement in disease. Primary sensory nerves in humans and other species can be made inactive by continued capsaicin stimulation. This paradigm causes receptor activation induced desensitization of the primary sensory nerve—such reduction in sensory nerve activity in vivo makes subjects less sensitive to subsequent painful stimuli. In this regard both capsaicin and resinferatoxin (exogenous activators of VR1), produce desensitization and they have been used for many proof of concept studies in in vivo models of disease (Holzer, 1991, Dray 1992, Szallasi and Blumberg 1999).

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SUMMARY

The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful in the treatment of diseases, such as vanilloid-receptor-mediated diseases and other maladies, such as inflammatory or neuropathic pain and diseases involving sensory nerve function such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, urinary incontinence, migraine and psoriasis. In particular, the compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders. Accordingly, the invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods for the treatment of vanilloid-receptor-mediated diseases, such as inflammatory or neuropathic pain, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, urinary incontinence, migraine and psoriasis diseases, using the compounds and compositions of the invention, and intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of the compounds of the invention.

The compounds of the invention are represented by the following general structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹, R⁴, R^(d), X and Y are defined below.

The foregoing merely summarizes certain aspects of the invention and is not intended, nor should it be construed, as limiting the invention in any way. All patents, patent applications and other publications recited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

One aspect of the current invention relates to compounds having the general structure:

or any pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

X is N or C(R²);

Y is N or C(R³), wherein at least one of X and Y is not N;

n is independently, at each instance, 0, 1 or 2;

R¹ is

or R¹ is R^(b) substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), and additionally substitued by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, R^(i), R^(k), —OR^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —CO₂R^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)(C₁₋₆alkyl), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(a), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)_(n)R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(a) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e);

R² is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k);

R³ is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k);

R⁴ is independently at each instance

R⁴ is independently at each instance a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring heterocycle containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S that is optionally vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the heterocycle and bridge are substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the heterocycle is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I; or R⁴ is independently at each instance naphthyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the naphthyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I;

R⁵ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a);

R⁶ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a);

R⁷ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and

A)

-   -   R^(a) is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k),         C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a),         —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a),         —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a),         —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a),         —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a),         —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a),         —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a),         —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and

R⁹ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); or B)

-   -   R^(a) is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e),         —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e),         —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e),         —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e),         —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h),         —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e),         —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e),         —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h),         —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h),         —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h),         —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a),         —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a),         —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h),         —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a),         —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); and     -   R⁹ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl,         halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a),         —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a),         —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a),         —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a),         —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a),         —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a),         —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a),         —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a),         —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a);

R¹⁰ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 1 l-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i);

R¹¹ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆aIkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylN^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)2NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i);

R¹² is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), and additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 halo groups; or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylN^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i);

R¹³ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i);

R¹⁴ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a)S(═O)) ₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); wherein at least one of R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁴ is other than H;

R^(a) is independently, at each instance, H, phenyl, benzyl or C₁₋₆alkyl, the phenyl, benzyl and C₁₋₆alkyl being substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄alkyl, C₁₋₃haloalkyl, —OC₁₋₄alkyl, —NH₂, —NHC₁₋₄alkyl, —N(C₁₋₄alkyl)C₁₋₄alkyl;

R^(b) is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, sulfur atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo groups, nitrogen atoms of the ring are substituted by 0 or 1 oxo groups;

R^(d) is independently in each instance hydrogen or —CH₃;

R^(e) is, independently, in each instance, C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by a group independently selected from R^(h); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a);

R^(h) is, independently, in each instance, phenyl or a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the ring is substituted by 0 or 1 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the phenyl and monocycle are substituted by 1, 2 or 3 groups independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the phenyl and monocycle are additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a);

R^(i) is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the available carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), and C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and

R^(k) is, independently, in each instance, C₁₋₉alkyl or C₁₋₄alkyl(phenyl) wherein either is substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

In one embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R^(b) is a heterocycle selected from the group of thiophene, pyrrole, 1,3-Oxazole, 1,3-thiazol-4-yl, 1,3,4-Oxadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,3-thiadiazole, 1H-1,2,3-triazole, isothiazole, 1,2,4-Oxadiazole, 1,2,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,3,4-oxatriazole, 1,2,3,4-thiatriazole, 1H-1,2,3,4-tetraazole, 1,2,3,5-Oxatriazole, 1,2,3,5-thiatriazole, furan, imidazol-2-yl, benzimidazole, 1,2,4-triazole, isoxazole, pyrazol-3-yl, pyrazol-4-yl, pyrazol-5-yl, thiolane, pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, 4,5-dihydrothiophene, 2-pyrroline, 4,5-dihydrofuran, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,2,3-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,3,5-triazine, pyridine, 2H-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyran, thiane, 1,2-diazaperhydroine, 1,3-diazaperhydroine, piperazine, 1,3-oxazaperhydroine, morpholine, 1,3-thiazaperhydroine, 1,4-thiazaperhydroine, piperidine, 2H-3,4-dihydropyran, 2,3-dihydro-4H-thiin, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine, 2H-5,6-dihydropyran, 2,3-dihydro-6H-thiin, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine, 3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine, 4H-pyran, 4H-thiin, 1,4-dihydropyridine, 1,4-dithiane, 1,4-dioxane, 1,4-oxathiane, 1,2-Oxazolidine, 1,2-thiazolidine, pyrazolidine, 1,3-Oxazolidine, 1,3-thiazolidine, imidazolidine, 1,2,4-oxadiazolidine, 1,3,4-Oxadiazolidine, 1,2,4-thiadiazolidine, 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine, 1,2,4-triazolidine, 2-imidazolin-1-yl, 2-imidazolin-2-yl, 3-imidazoline, 2-pyrazoline, 4-imidazoline, 2,3-dihydroisothiazole, 4,5-dihydroisoxazole, 4,5-dihydroisothiazole, 2,5-dihydroisoxazole, 2,5-dihydroisothiazole, 2,3-dihydroisoxazole, 4,5-dihydrooxazole, 2,3-dihydrooxazole, 2,5-dihydrooxazole, 4,5-dihydrothiazole, 2,3-dihydrothiazole, 2,5-dihydrothiazole, 1,3,4-oxathiazolidine, 1,4,2-Oxathiazolidine, 2,3-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazole, 2,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazole, 4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl, 4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-3-yl, 4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-5-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-[1,2,4]triazole, 4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2,4]triazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazole, 2,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazole, 4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 2,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 2,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazole, 4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]oxadiazole, 2,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]thiadiazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,3,4]oxadiazole, 2,3-dihydro-[1,3,4]thiadiazole, [1,4,2]oxathiazole, [1,3,4]oxathiazole, 1,3,5-triazaperhydroine, 1,2,4-triazaperhydroine, 1,4,2-dithiazaperhydroine, 1,4,2-dioxazaperhydroine, 1,3,5-oxadiazaperhydroine, 1,2,5-Oxadiazaperhydroine, 1,3,4-thiadiazaperhydroine, 1,3,5-thiadiazaperhydroine, 1,2,5-thiadiazaperhydroine, 1,3,4-Oxadiazaperhydroine, 1,4,3-oxathiazaperhydroine, 1,4,2-Oxathiazaperhydroine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridazine, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridazine, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2]oxazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2]oxazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2]oxazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,2]oxazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2]thiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2]thiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2]thiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,2]thiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3]oxazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,3]oxazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3]oxazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3]oxazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3]thiazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3]thiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3]thiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,4]thiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,4]thiazine, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,3,5]triazine, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazine, 5,6-dihydro-[1,4,2]dioxazine, 5,6-dihydro-[1,4,2]dithiazine, 2,3-dihydro-[1,4,2]dioxazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3,4]oxadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3,4]oxadiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3,5]oxadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3,5]oxadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]oxadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,5]oxadiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3,4]thiadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3,4]thiadiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,3,5]thiadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,3,5]thiadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]thiadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,5]thiadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,3]oxadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]oxadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,3,4]oxadiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]oxadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,3]thiadiazine, 3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]thiadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,3,4]thiadiazine, 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,2,5]thiadiazine, 5,6-dihydro-[1,4,3]oxathiazine, 5,6-dihydro-[1,4,2]oxathiazine, 2,3-dihydro-[1,4,3]oxathiazine, 2,3-dihydro-[1,4,2]oxathiazine, 3,4-dihydropyridine, 1,2-dihydropyridine, 5,6-dihydropyridine, 2H-pyran, 2H-thiin, 3,6-dihydropyridine, 2,3-dihydropyridazine, 2,5-dihydropyridazine, 4,5-dihydropyridazine, 1,2-dihydropyridazine, 1,4-dihydropyrimidin-1-yl, 1,4-dihydropyrimidin-4-yl, 1,4-dihydropyrimidin-5-yl, 1,4-dihydropyrimidin-6-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrimidine, 2,5-dihydropyrimidine, 5,6-dihydropyrimidine, 3,6-dihydropyrimidine, 5,6-dihydropyrazine, 3,6-dihydropyrazine, 4,5-dihydropyrazine, 1,4-dihydropyrazine, 1,4-dithiin, 1,4-dioxin, 2H-1,2-Oxazine, 6H-1,2-Oxazine, 4H-1,2-Oxazine, 2H-1,3-oxazine, 4H-1,3-Oxazine, 6H-1,3-Oxazine, 2H-1,4-Oxazine, 4H-1,4-Oxazine, 2H-1,3-thiazine, 2H-1,4-thiazine, 4H-1,2-thiazine, 6H-1,3-thiazine, 4H-1,4-thiazine, 2H-1,2-thiazine, 6H-1,2-thiazine, 1,4-oxathiin, 2H,5H-1,2,3-triazine, 1H,4H-1,2,3-triazine, 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3-triazine, 1H,6H-1,2,3-triazine, 1,2-dihydro-1,2,3-triazine, 2,3-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine, 3H,6H-1,2,4-triazine, 1H,6H-1,2,4-triazine, 3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine, 1H,4H-1,2,4-triazine, 5,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine, 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine, 2H,5H-1,2,4-triazine, 1,2-dihydro-1,2,4-triazine, 1H,4H-1,3,5-triazine, 1,2-dihydro-1,3,5-triazine, 1,4,2-dithiazine, 1,4,2-dioxazine, 2H-1,3,4-Oxadiazine, 2H-1,3,5-Oxadiazine, 6H-1,2,5-Oxadiazine, 4H-1,3,4-oxadiazine, 4H-1,3,5-Oxadiazine, 4H-1,2,5-Oxadiazine, 2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazine, 4H-1,3,4-thiadiazine, 4H-1,3,5-thiadiazine, 4H-1,2,5-thiadiazine, 2H-1,3,4-thiadiazine, 6H-1,3,4-thiadiazine, 6H-1,3,4-Oxadiazine, and 1,4,2-Oxathiazine, wherein the heterocycle is optionally vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring containing 0, 1 or 2 atoms independently selected from N, O and S.

In one embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, X is N or C(R²); Y is N or C(R³), wherein at least one of X and Y is not N.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, X is C(R²); Y is C(R³); and R³ is halo, —NH₂, —NHC₁₋₃alkyl, —N(C₁₋₃alkyl)C₁₋₃alkyl, or C₁₋₃alkyl.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, X is C(R²); Y is C(R³); and R³ is H;

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, X is N; and Y is C(R³).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, X is C(R²); and Y is N.

Embodiment A: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹ is

Embodiment B: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹ is R^(b) substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₉alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), and additionally substitued by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, R^(i), R^(k), —OR^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —CO₂R^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)(C₁₋₆alkyl), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(a), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)_(n)R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(a) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e).

Embodiment C: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹ is

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is selected from H and halo.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is selected from halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the available carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), and C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R² is C₁₋₉alkyl or C₁₋₄alkyl(phenyl) wherein either is substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is selected from R³ is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is selected from H and halo.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is selected from R³ is selected from halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the available carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), and C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R³ is C₁₋₉alkyl or C₁₋₄alkyl(phenyl) wherein either is substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

Embodiment D: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁴ is independently at each instance

R⁴ is independently at each instance a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring heterocycle containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S that is optionally vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the heterocycle and bridge are substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the heterocycle is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I; or R⁴ is independently at each instance naphthyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the naphthyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

Embodiment E: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁴ is independently at each instance

Embodiment F: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁴ is independently at each instance a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring heterocycle containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S that is optionally vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the heterocycle and bridge are substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the heterocycle is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I; or R⁴ is independently at each instance naphthyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the naphthyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

Embodiment G: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁴ is independently at each instance a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring heterocycle containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S that is vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the heterocycle and bridge are substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the heterocycle is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁴ is independently at each instance naphthyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the naphthyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁵ is independently, at each instance, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁵ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁵ is R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁵ is independently, at each instance, H, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a) or —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁶ is independently, at each instance, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁶ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁶ is R^(k).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁶ is independently, at each instance, H, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a) or —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is independently, at each instance, H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano —OC₁₋₆alkyl, —OC₁₋₄haloalkyl, —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(a), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) or —S(C₁₋₆alkyl); or R⁷ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 4- or 5-membered ring heterocycle containing a single nitrogen atom, wherein the ring is substituted with 0, 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from halo, C₁₋₂haloalkyl and C₁₋₃alkyl.

Embodiment H: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is independently, at each instance, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is C₁₋₅alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo.

Embodiment I: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is independently, at each instance, C₃₋₅alkyl or C₁₋₂haloalkyl.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is C₃₋₅alkyl.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is —C(CH₃)₃.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁷ is —CF₃.

Embodiment J: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁸ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and R⁹ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)R^(h), —S(═)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h).

Embodiment K: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁸ is H and R⁹ is R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁸ is independently, at each instance, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and R⁹ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h).

Embodiment L: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁸ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); and R⁹ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R⁸ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈-alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); and R⁹ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R^(a) is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); and R⁹ is R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, at least one of R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ is tert-butyl or CF₃.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a)) NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R, —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ is independently, at each instance, selected from halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR, —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkyl, NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C²⁻⁶alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ is independently, at each instance, selected from cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(i), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ is independently, at each instance, selected from cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k),—OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment N: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 4-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment O: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment P: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by a substituent selected from —OH, —NH₂, —SH, R^(i), R^(k), —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹² is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), and additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 halo groups; or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment Q: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹² is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹² is independently, at each instance, selected from C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), and additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 halo groups; or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹² is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹² is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), and additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 halo groups. R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment R: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂-6alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment S: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by a group selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 4-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

Embodiment T: In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹¹ and R¹² together form a —R¹¹—R¹²— bridge selected from —O—C—C—O—, —N—C—C—C— and —N═C—C═C—, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

R¹¹ and R¹² together form a —R¹¹—R¹²— bridge selected from —O—C—C—O—, —N—C—C—C— and —N═C—C═C—, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR_(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹³ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylO^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹³ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹³ is independently, at each instance, selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR_(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹³ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹³ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁴ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁴ is H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, R¹⁴ is independently, at each instance, selected from C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i).

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, at least one of R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁴ is other than H.

In another embodiment, in conjunction with any one of the above and below embodiments, at least two of R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁴ is other than H.

As stated above, the above embodiments may be used in conjuction with other embodiments listed. The following table is a non-exclusive, non-limiting list of some of the combinations of embodiments. Although the following embodiment sets are meant to be used with any of the above embodiments, they are also considered wherein R⁵, R⁶, R¹³ and R¹⁴ are all H.

Where X is N and Y is CH: Emb. # R¹ R⁴ R⁷ R⁸&R⁹ R¹⁰ R¹¹ R¹² 1001 C E — — N N Q 1002 C E — — O O Q 1003 C E — — P P Q 1004 C E — — M R R 1005 C E — — M S S 1006 C E — — M T T 1007 C D — — — — — 1008 C F — — — — — 1009 C G — — — — — 1010 A E H J N N Q 1011 A E H J O O Q 1012 A E H J P P Q 1013 A E H J M R R 1014 A E H J M S S 1015 A E H J M T T 1016 A D H J — — — 1017 A F H J — — — 1018 A G H J — — — 1019 A E H K N N Q 1020 A E H K O O Q 1021 A E H K P P Q 1022 A E H K M R R 1023 A E H K M S S 1024 A E H K M T T 1025 A D H K — — — 1026 A F H K — — — 1027 A G H K — — — 1028 A E H L N N Q 1029 A E H L O O Q 1030 A E H L P P Q 1031 A E H L M R R 1032 A E H L M S S 1033 A E H L M T T 1034 A D H L — — — 1035 A F H L — — — 1036 A G H L — — — 1037 A E I J N N Q 1038 A E I J O O Q 1039 A E I J P P Q 1040 A E I J M R R 1041 A E I J M S S 1042 A E I J M T T 1043 A D I J — — — 1044 A F I J — — — 1045 A G I J — — — 1046 A E I K N N Q 1047 A E I K O O Q 1048 A E I K P P Q 1049 A E I K M R R 1050 A E I K M S S 1051 A E I K M T T 1052 A D I K — — — 1053 A F I K — — — 1054 A G I K — — — 1055 A E I L N N Q 1056 A E I L O O Q 1057 A E I L P P Q 1058 A E I L M R R 1059 A E I L M S S 1060 A E I L M T T 1061 A D I L — — — 1062 A F I L — — — 1063 A G I L — — — 1064 B E H J N N Q 1065 B E H J O O Q 1066 B E H J P P Q 1067 B E H J M R R 1068 B E H J M S S 1069 B E H J M T T 1070 B D H J — — — 1071 B F H J — — — 1072 B G H J — — — 1073 B E H K N N Q 1074 B E H K O O Q 1075 B E H K P P Q 1076 B E H K M R R 1077 B E H K M S S 1078 B E H K M T T 1079 B D H K — — — 1080 B F H K — — — 1081 B G H K — — — 1082 B E H L N N Q 1083 B E H L O O Q 1084 B E H L P P Q 1085 B E H L M R R 1086 B E H L M S S 1087 B E H L M T T 1088 B D H L — — — 1089 B F H L — — — 1090 B G H L — — — 1091 B E I J N N Q 1092 B E I J O O Q 1093 B E I J P P Q 1094 B E I J M R R 1095 B E I J M S S 1096 B E I J M T T 1097 B D I J — — — 1098 B F I J — — — 1099 B G I J — — — 1100 B E I K N N Q 1101 B E I K O O Q 1102 B E I K P P Q 1103 B E I K M R R 1104 B E I K M S S 1105 B E I K M T T 1106 B D I K — — — 1107 B F I K — — — 1108 B G I K — — — 1109 B E I L N N Q 1110 B E I L O O Q 1111 B E I L P P Q 1112 B E I L M R R 1113 B E I L M S S 1114 B E I L M T T 1115 B D I L — — — 1116 B F I L — — — 1117 B G I L — — —

Where X is CH and Y is N: Emb. # R¹ R⁴ R⁷ R⁹ R¹⁰ R¹¹ R¹² 2001 C E — — N N Q 2002 C E — — O O Q 2003 C E — — P P Q 2004 C E — — M R R 2005 C E — — M S S 2006 C E — — M T T 2007 C D — — — — — 2008 C F — — — — — 2009 C G — — — — — 2010 A E H J N N Q 2011 A E H J O O Q 2012 A E H J P P Q 2013 A E H J M R R 2014 A E H J M S S 2015 A E H J M T T 2016 A D H J — — — 2017 A F H J — — — 2018 A G H J — — — 2019 A E H K N N Q 2020 A E H K O O Q 2021 A E H K P P Q 2022 A E H K M R R 2023 A E H K M S S 2024 A E H K M T T 2025 A D H K — — — 2026 A F H K — — — 2027 A G H K — — — 2028 A E H L N N Q 2029 A E H L O O Q 2030 A E H L P P Q 2031 A E H L M R R 2032 A E H L M S S 2033 A E H L M T T 2034 A D H L — — — 2035 A F H L — — — 2036 A G H L — — — 2037 A E I J N N Q 2038 A E I J O O Q 2039 A E I J P P Q 2040 A E I J M R R 2041 A E I J M S S 2042 A E I J M T T 2043 A D I J — — — 2044 A F I J — — — 2045 A G I J — — — 2046 A E I K N N Q 2047 A E I K O O Q 2048 A E I K P P Q 2049 A E I K M R R 2050 A E I K M S S 2051 A E I K M T T 2052 A D I K — — — 2053 A F I K — — — 2054 A G I K — — — 2055 A E I L N N Q 2056 A E I L O O Q 2057 A E I L P P Q 2058 A E I L M R R 2059 A E I L M S S 2060 A E I L M T T 2061 A D I L — — — 2062 A F I L — — — 2063 A G I L — — — 2064 B E H J N N Q 2065 B E H J O O Q 2066 B E H J P P Q 2067 B E H J M R R 2068 B E H J M S S 2069 B E H J M T T 2070 B D H J — — — 2071 B F H J — — — 2072 B G H J — — — 2073 B E H K N N Q 2074 B E H K O O Q 2075 B E H K P P Q 2076 B E H K M R R 2077 B E H K M S S 2078 B E H K M T T 2079 B D H K — — — 2080 B F H K — — — 2081 B G H K — — — 2082 B E H L N N Q 2083 B E H L O O Q 2084 B E H L P P Q 2085 B E H L M R R 2086 B E H L M S S 2087 B E H L M T T 2088 B D H L — — — 2089 B F H L — — — 2090 B G H L — — — 2091 B E I J N N Q 2092 B E I J O O Q 2093 B E I J P P Q 2094 B E I J M R R 2095 B E I J M S S 2096 B E I J M T T 2097 B D I J — — — 2098 B F I J — — — 2099 B G I J — — — 2100 B E I K N N Q 2101 B E I K O O Q 2102 B E I K P P Q 2103 B E I K M R R 2104 B E I K M S S 2105 B E I K M T T 2106 B D I K — — — 2107 B F I K — — — 2108 B G I K — — — 2109 B E I L N N Q 2110 B E I L O O Q 2111 B E I L P P Q 2112 B E I L M R R 2113 B E I L M S S 2114 B E I L M T T 2115 B D I L — — — 2116 B F I L — — — 2117 B G I L — — —

Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders, comprising the step of administering a compound according to any of the above embodiments.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to any of the above embodiments and a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier.

Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of a compound according to any of the above embodiments as a medicament.

Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of a compound according to any of the above embodiments in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of making a compound according to the above embodiments, comprising the step of: reacting

with R⁴NH to form

The compounds of this invention may have in general several asymmetetric centers and are typically depicted in the form of racemic mixtures. This invention is intended to encompass racemic mixtures, partially racemic mixtures and separate enantiomers and diasteromers.

Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply to terms found in the specification and claims:

-   “C_(α-β)alkyl” means an alkyl group comprising a minimum of a and a     maximum of β carbon atoms in a branched, cyclical or linear     relationship or any combination of the three, wherein α and β     represent integers. The alkyl groups described in this section may     also contain one or two double or triple bonds. Examples of     C₁₋₆alkyl include, but are not limited to the following: -   “Benzo group”, alone or in combination, means the divalent radical     C₄H₄═, one representation of which is —CH═CH—CH═CH—, that when     vicinally attached to another ring forms a benzene-like ring—for     example tetrahydronaphthylene, indole and the like. -   The terms “oxo” and “thioxo” represent the groups ═O (as in     carbonyl) and ═S (as in thiocarbonyl), respectively. -   “Halo” or “halogen” means a halogen atoms selected from F, Cl, Br     and I. -   “C_(V-W)haloalkyl” means an alkyl group, as described above, wherein     any number—at least one—of the hydrogen atoms attached to the alkyl     chain are replaced by F, Cl, Br or I. -   “Heterocycle” means a ring comprising at least one carbon atom and     at least one other atom selected from N, O and S. Examples of     heterocycles that may be found in the claims include, but are not     limited to, the following: -   “Available nitrogen atoms” are those nitrogen atoms that are part of     a heterocycle and are joined by two single bonds (e.g. piperidine),     leaving an external bond available for substitution by, for example,     H or CH₃. -   “Pharmaceutically-acceptable salt” means a salt prepared by     conventional means, and are well known by those skilled in the art.     The “pharmacologically acceptable salts” include basic salts of     inorganic and organic acids, including but not limited to     hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid,     methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, malic acid, acetic acid,     oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid,     succinic acid, maleic acid, salicylic acid, benzoic acid,     phenylacetic acid, mandelic acid and the like. When compounds of the     invention include an acidic function such as a carboxy group, then     suitable pharmaceutically acceptable cation pairs for the carboxy     group are well known to those skilled in the art and include     alkaline, alkaline earth, ammonium, quaternary ammonium cations and     the like. For additional examples of “pharmacologically acceptable     salts,” see infra and Berge et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 66:1 (1977). -   “Saturated or unsaturated” includes substituents saturated with     hydrogens, substituents completely unsaturated with hydrogens and     substituents partially saturated with hydrogens. -   “Leaving group” generally refers to groups readily displaceable by a     nucleophile, such as an amine, a thiol or an alcohol nucleophile.     Such leaving groups are well known in the art. Examples of such     leaving groups include, but are not limited to,     N-hydroxysuccinimide, N-hydroxybenzotriazole, halides, triflates,     tosylates and the like. Preferred leaving groups are indicated     herein where appropriate. -   “Protecting group” generally refers to groups well known in the art     which are used to prevent selected reactive groups, such as carboxy,     amino, hydroxy, mercapto and the like, from undergoing undesired     reactions, such as nucleophilic, electrophilic, oxidation, reduction     and the like. Preferred protecting groups are indicated herein where     appropriate. Examples of amino protecting groups include, but are     not limited to, aralkyl, substituted aralkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl and     substituted cycloalkenyl alkyl, allyl, substituted allyl, acyl,     alkoxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, silyl and the like. Examples of     aralkyl include, but are not limited to, benzyl, ortho-methylbenzyl,     trityl and benzhydryl, which can be optionally substituted with     halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, acylamino, acyl and the     like, and salts, such as phosphonium and ammonium salts. Examples of     aryl groups include phenyl, naphthyl, indanyl, anthracenyl,     9-(9-phenylfluorenyl), phenanthrenyl, durenyl and the like. Examples     of cycloalkenylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylenylalkyl radicals,     preferably have 6-10 carbon atoms, include, but are not limited to,     cyclohexenyl methyl and the like. Suitable acyl, alkoxycarbonyl and     aralkoxycarbonyl groups include benzyloxycarbonyl, t-butoxycarbonyl,     iso-butoxycarbonyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, butyryl, acetyl,     trifluoroacetyl, trichloro acetyl, phthaloyl and the like. A mixture     of protecting groups can be used to protect the same amino group,     such as a primary amino group can be protected by both an aralkyl     group and an aralkoxycarbonyl group. Amino protecting groups can     also form a heterocyclic ring with the nitrogen to which they are     attached, for example, 1,2-bis(methylene)benzene, phthalimidyl,     succinimidyl, maleimidyl and the like and where these heterocyclic     groups can further include adjoining aryl and cycloalkyl rings. In     addition, the heterocyclic groups can be mono-, di- or     tri-substituted, such as nitrophthalimidyl. Amino groups may also be     protected against undesired reactions, such as oxidation, through     the formation of an addition salt, such as hydrochloride,     toluenesulfonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid and the like. Many of the     amino protecting groups are also suitable for protecting carboxy,     hydroxy and mercapto groups. For example, aralkyl groups alkyl     groups are also suitable groups for protecting hydroxy and mercapto     groups, such as tert-butyl.

Silyl protecting groups are silicon atoms optionally substituted by one or more alkyl, aryl and aralkyl groups. Suitable silyl protecting groups include, but are not limited to, trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, tert-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl, 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene, 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl)ethane and diphenylmethylsilyl. Silylation of an amino groups provide mono- or di-silylamino groups. Silylation of aminoalcohol compounds can lead to a N,N,O-trisilyl derivative. Removal of the silyl function from a silyl ether function is readily accomplished by treatment with, for example, a metal hydroxide or ammonium fluoride reagent, either as a discrete reaction step or in situ during a reaction with the alcohol group. Suitable silylating agents are, for example, trimethylsilyl chloride, tert-butyl-dimethylsilyl chloride, phenyldimethylsilyl chloride, diphenylmethyl silyl chloride or their combination products with imidazole or DMF. Methods for silylation of amines and removal of silyl protecting groups are well known to those skilled in the art. Methods of preparation of these amine derivatives from corresponding amino acids, amino acid amides or amino acid esters are also well known to those skilled in the art of organic chemistry including amino acid/amino acid ester or aminoalcohol chemistry.

Protecting groups are removed under conditions which will not affect the remaining portion of the molecule. These methods are well known in the art and include acid hydrolysis, hydrogenolysis and the like. A preferred method involves removal of a protecting group, such as removal of a benzyloxycarbonyl group by hydrogenolysis utilizing palladium on carbon in a suitable solvent system such as an alcohol, acetic acid, and the like or mixtures thereof. A t-butoxycarbonyl protecting group can be removed utilizing an inorganic or organic acid, such as HCl or trifluoroacetic acid, in a suitable solvent system, such as dioxane or methylene chloride. The resulting amino salt can readily be neutralized to yield the free amine. Carboxy protecting group, such as methyl, ethyl, benzyl, tert-butyl, 4-methoxyphenylmethyl and the like, can be removed under hydrolysis and hydrogenolysis conditions well known to those skilled in the art.

It should be noted that compounds of the invention may contain groups that may exist in tautomeric forms, such as cyclic and acyclic amidine and guanidine groups, heteroatom substituted heteroaryl groups (Y′═O, S, NR), and the like, which are illustrated in the following examples:

and though one form is named, described, displayed and/or claimed herein, all the tautomeric forms are intended to be inherently included in such name, description, display and/or claim.

Prodrugs of the compounds of this invention are also contemplated by this invention. A prodrug is an active or inactive compound that is modified chemically through in vivo physiological action, such as hydrolysis, metabolism and the like, into a compound of this invention following administration of the prodrug to a patient. The suitability and techniques involved in making and using prodrugs are well known by those skilled in the art. For a general discussion of prodrugs involving esters see Svensson and Tunek Drug Metabolism Reviews 165 (1988) and Bundgaard Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier (1985). Examples of a masked carboxylate anion include a variety of esters, such as alkyl (for example, methyl, ethyl), cycloalkyl (for example, cyclohexyl), aralkyl (for example, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl), and alkylcarbonyloxyalkyl (for example, pivaloyloxymethyl). Amines have been masked as arylcarbonyloxymethyl substituted derivatives, which are cleaved by esterases in vivo releasing the free drug and formaldehyde (Bungaard J. Med. Chem. 2503 (1989)). Also, drugs containing an acidic NH group, such as imidazole, imide, indole and the like, have been masked with N-acyloxymethyl groups (Bundgaard Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier (1985)). Hydroxy groups have been masked as esters and ethers. EP 039,051 (Sloan and Little, Apr. 11, 1981) discloses Mannich-base hydroxamic acid prodrugs, their preparation and use.

The specification and claims contain listing of species using the language “selected from . . . and . . . ” and “is . . . or . . . ” (sometimes referred to as Markush groups). When this language is used in this application, unless otherwise stated it is meant to include the group as a whole, or any single members thereof, or any subgroups thereof. The use of this language is merely for shorthand purposes and is not meant in any way to limit the removal of individual elements or subgroups as needed.

Experimental

Unless otherwise noted, all materials were obtained from commercial suppliers and used without further purification. All parts are by weight and temperatures are in degrees centigrade unless otherwise indicated. Microwave assisted reactions were conducted with a Discover™ model microwave reactor (CEM, Matthews, N.C.) or a Smith Synthesizer™ (Personal Chemistry, Uppsala, Sweden). All compounds showed NMR spectra consistent with their assigned structures. Melting points were determined on a Buchi apparatus and are uncorrected. Mass spectral data was determined by electrospray ionization technique. All examples were purified to >90% purity as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

The following abbreviations are used:

-   concd—concentrated -   DMSO—dimethyl sulfoxide -   DMF—N,N-dimethylformamide -   THF—tetrahydrofuran -   Et₂O—diethyl ether -   EtOAc—ethyl acetate -   MeOH—methyl alcohol -   EtOH—ethyl alcohol -   MeCN—acetonitrile -   MeI—iodomethane -   NMP—1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone -   DCM—dichloromethane -   TBAF—tetrabutylammonium fluoride -   TBS—t-butyldimethylsilyl -   TFA—trifuoroacetic acid -   satd—saturated -   h—hours -   min—minutes

EXAMPLE 1

(2R,S)-8-(6-(2-(((2R,S)-1-Isobutylpiperidin-2-yl)methylamino)-6-(trifluoro-methyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol hydrochloride

(a) 8-(6-Iodopyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol. A mixture of 2,6-diiodopyrimidine (2.0 g, 6.0 mmol, prepared according to Goodman, A. J.; Stanforth, S. P.; Tarbit, B. Desymmetrization of dichloro-azaheterocycles. Tetrahedron 1999, 55(52), 15067-15070) and 8-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol (1.0 g, 6.1 mmol, prepared analogously to WO/2004 052846) in EtOH (20 mL) was stirred at reflux for 8 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The dark-purple solid residue was partitioned between EtOAc (250 mL) and satd NaHCO₃ (100 mL). The organic layer was separated, washed with satd NaCl (50 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo, and the solid residue was suspended in hot MeOH (100 mL). The suspension was diluted with hexane (500 mL) and the solid precipitate was filtered. The filter cake was separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (gradient: 60-80% EtOAc/hexane) to give the title product as a purple solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion.) m/z: 368 (M+1).

(b) 2-Chloro-3-(tributylstannyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine. To a solution of diisopropylamine (4.6 mL, 33 mmol, Aldrich) in anhydrous THF (40 mL) was added dropwise n-butyllithium (1.6 M in hexanes, 19 mL, 30 mmol, Aldrich) with stirring at −78° C. under N₂. Upon complete addition, the reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 10 min and at 0° C. for 10 min. The reaction mixture was cooled again to −78° C. and a solution of 2-Chloro-6-trifluoromethylpyridine (5.0 g, 28 mmol, Oakwood) in anhydrous THF (15 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 2 h, tributyltin chloride (8.2 mL, 30 mmol, Aldrich) was added, and the stirring was continued for 2 h at −78° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to −10° C. over 2 h and was quenched with a sat. aqueous solution of NH₄Cl (100 mL). The mixture was diluted with Et₂O (100 mL) and the organic layer was separated, washed with satd NaCl (75 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide an oil. The oil was purified by silica gel column chromatography (gradient: 0-5% EtOAc/hexane) to give the title product as a colorless oil. MS (ESI, pos. ion.) m/z: 471 (M+1).

(c) 8-(6-(2-Chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol. To a mixture of 2-Chloro-3-(tributylstannyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine from step (b) above (0.37 g, 0.79 mmol) and 8-(6-iodopyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol from step (a) above (0.24 g, 0.65 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) was added copper (I) iodide (0.050 g, 0.26 mmol, Aldrich, 98%) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (0.038 mg, 0.032 mmol, Strem) under Ar atmosphere. The mixture was heated at 60° C. with stirring for 1 h, left to reach 25° C., and diluted with EtOAc (50 mL) and water (50 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous phase extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL). The organic extracts were combined and washed with satd NaCl (30 mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (gradient: 80-100% EtOAc/hexane) to give the title product as a yellow film. MS (ESI, pos. ion.) m/z: 421 (M+1).

(d) I-Isobutylpiperidine-2-carboxamide. To a solution of piperidine-2-carboxamide (4.52 g, 35 mmol, Bionet-Inter) in DCE (100 mL) was added isobutyraldehyde (9.6 mL, 106 mmol, Aldrich). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min, sodium triacetoxyborohydride (22.26 g, 105 mmol, Aldrich) was added, and the stirring was continued for 1 h. The reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in EtOAc. The EtOAc solution was washed with sat. aqueous solution of NaHCO₃, H₂O and brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue by silica gel column chromatography [gradient: 0-2% (2 N NH₃ in MeOH)/DCM] afforded the title compound as yellow oil. (ESI, pos. ion.) m/z: 185 (M+1).

(e) (1-Isobutylpiperidin-2-yl)methanamine. To a solution of 1-isobutyl-piperidine-2-carboxamide from step (d) above (5 g, 27.2 mmol) in THF (70 mL) was added LiAlH₄ (1 M in THF, 53 mL, 0.053 mmol, Aldrich) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and the stirring was continued for 20 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with MeOH (3 mL) and 20% aqueous KOH (30 mL), and filtered through Celite®. The filtrate was extracted with Et₂O (2×250 mL) and the combined organic extracts were concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography [5% (2 N NH₃ in MeOH)/DCM] to give the title compound as a pale-yellow oil. MS (ESI, pos. ion.) m/z: 171 (M+1).

(f) (2R,S)-8-(6-(2-(((2R,S)-1-Isobutylpiperidin-2-yl)methylamino)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-ol hydrochloride. A mixture of 8-(6-(2-Chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol from step (c) above (0.21 g, 0.5 mmol) and (1-isobutylpiperidin-2-yl)methanamine from step (e) above (0.26 g, 1.5 mmol) in DMSO (3 mL) was heated at 80° C. with stirring for 18 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature and was diluted with in EtOAc. The EtOAc solution was washed with water and brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue by silica gel column chromatography (40% EtOAc/hexane) gave the free base of the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. The free base was dissolved in ethyl acetate, treated with 1 N hydrogen chloride in ether (1 mL) and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dried in vacuo to give the title compound as a yellow amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 555 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 2

(2S)-tert-Butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate and (2S)-tert-Butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

(a) (6-(2-Amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol. A mixture of tert-butyl 2-(6-chloropyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-carbamate (3.7 g, 10 mmol, prepared according to WO 2004/014871) and 8-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol (1.6 g, 10 mmol, prepared analogously to WO 04/052846) in EtOH (10 mL) was heated in a microwave synthesizer at 120° C. for 15 min. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane, washed with 10% aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (80% EtOAc/hexane) to give of the title compounds as tan solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 401 (M+1).

(b) (2S)-tert-Butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-S-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate and (2S)-tert-Butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate. A mixture of 8-(6-(2-amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol from step (a) above (0.20 g, 0.50 mmol), N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline (0.11 g, 0.50 mmol, Aldrich) and 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (0.10 g, 0.50 mmol, Aldrich) in THF (5 mL) was stirred at 40° C. for 18 h. To the reaction mixture was added N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline (0.05 g, 0.25 mmol, Aldrich) and 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (0.05 g, 0.25 mmol, Aldrich), and the stirring was continued at 60° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature and was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc and the solution was washed with satd sodium carbonate, dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (20% EtOAc/hexane) to give the title compound as a mixture of diasteroisomers. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 597 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 3

(2S)—N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride and (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride

(a) (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride and (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino) pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride. A mixture of (2S)-tert-butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate and (2S)-tert-butyl 2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate, Example 2 (b), (0.15 g, 0.25 mmol) and 4 M solution of hydrogen chloride in dioxane (10 mL, Aldrich) was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dried in vacuo to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 497 (M+1).

(b) (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride and (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride. A mixture of (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino) pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride and (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino) pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride from step (a) above (0.070 g, 0.13 mmol), acetone (0.024 g, 0.40 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0. 0 g, 0.50 mmol, Aldrich) in chloroform (5 mL) was stirred at 40° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform, washed with 10% sodium carbonate, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2% (2 M NH₃ in MeOH)/ CHCl₃) to give the free base of the title compound as a diastereomeric mixture. The free base was dissolved in ethyl acetate and treated with 1 M solution of HCl in Et₂O (1 mL, Aldrich). The mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dried in vacuo to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 510 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 4

(2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride

(a) (2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)-tert-Butyl 2-((2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-5-methyl pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

A mixture of 8-(6-(2-amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol, Example 2(a), (0.2 g, 0.5 mmol), Boc-(2S, 5R,S)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (0.12 g, 0.5 mmol, Anaspec), chlorodipyrrolidinocarbenium hexafluorophosphonate (0.33 g, 1 mmol, Fluka) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.13 g, 1 mmol, Aldrich) in chloroform (5 mL) was stirred at 40° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature and was diluted with chloroform. The chloroform solution was washed with 10% sodium carbonate, dried over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (60% EtOAc/hexane) to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 612 (M+1).

(b) (2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride. A mixture of (2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)-tert-butyl 2-((2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)carbamoyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate from step (a) above (0.2 g, 0.3 mmol) and 4 M solution of HCl in dioxane (10 mL, Aldrich) was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with CHCl₃, washed with 10% Na₂CO₃, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (4% (2 M NH₃ in MeOH)/ CHCl₃) to give the free base of the title compound as a mixture of diastereomers. The free base was dissolved in ethyl acetate and treated with 1 M HCl in Et₂O (1 mL). The mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dried in vacuo to give the title compound as a white amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 512 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 5

(2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride. (2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino) pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide, Example 4(b), (0.05 g, 0.1 mmol) was reacted with acetone (0.02 g, 0.3 mmol) under the conditions of Example 3(b) to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. The product was isolated as a white amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 554 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 6

(2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isobutyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride. (2S, 5R,S, 7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-Hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide, Example 4(b), (0.12 g, 0.2 mmol) was reacted with isobutylaldehyde (0.03 ml, 0.4 mmol, Aldrich) under the conditions of Example 3(b) to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. The product was isolated as a white amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 568 (M+1).

EXAMPLE 7

(2R,S, 3R,S)—N-(6-(2-(2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran-3-ylamino)-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrimidin-4-yl)benzo[d]thiazol-6-amine. To a 100-mL, round-bottomed flask equipped with reflux condenser and Dean-Stark trap, were added N-(6-(2-amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrimidin-4-yl)benzo[d]-thiazol-6-amine (300 mg, 0.77 mmol, prepared as described in WO 03/099284), 2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one (194 mg, 1.94 mmol, Aldrich), 4-methylbenzene-sulfonic acid hydrate (74 mg, 0.39 mmol, Aldrich) and toluene (40 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 1 h, cooled to 70° C., and diluted with ethanol (10 mL). After the addition of NaCNBH₃ (243 mg, 3.87 mmol, Aldrich), the reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 1 h, and at room temperature for 12 h. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with satd aqueous solution of NaHCO₃ and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extract was washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The oily residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (gradient: 2-5% MeOH/DCM) to provide yellow solid (100 mg). The solid was further purified by preparative HPLC [gradient 10-90% MeCN (0.1% TFA)/ H₂O (0.1% TFA)] to give the title compound as a mixture of diastereoisomers. The product was isolated as a yellow amorphous solid. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 472 (M+1).

Capsaicin-induced Ca2+ influx in primary dorsal root ganglion neurons Embryonic 19 day old (E19) dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were dissected from timed-pregnant, terminally anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats (Charles River, Wilmington, Mass.) and collected in ice-cold L-15 media (Life Technologies, Grand Island, N.Y.) containing 5% heat inactivated horse serum (Life Technologies). The DRG were then dissociated into single cell suspension using a papain dissociation system (Worthington Biochemical Corp., Freehold, N.J.). The dissociated cells were pelleted at 200×g for 5 min and re-suspended in EBSS containing 1 mg/ml ovomucoid inhibitor, 1 mg/ml ovalbumin and 0.005% DNase. Cell suspension was centrifuged through a gradient solution containing 10 mg/ml ovomucoid inhibitor, 10 mg/ml ovalbumin at 200×g for 6 min to remove cell debris; and filtered through a 88-μm nylon mesh (Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, Pa.) to remove any clumps. Cell number was determined with a hemocytometer and cells were seeded into poly-ornithine 100 μg/ml (Sigma) and mouse laminin 1 μg/ml (Life Technologies)-coated 96-well plates at 10×10³ cells/well in complete medium. The complete medium consists of minimal essential medium (MEM) and Ham's F12, 1:1, penicillin (100 U/ml), and streptomycin (100 μg/ml), and nerve growth factor (10 ng/ml), 10% heat inactivated horse serum (Life Technologies). The cultures were kept at 37° C., 5% CO₂ and 100% humidity. For controlling the growth of non-neuronal cells, 5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine (75 μM) and uridine (180 μM) were included in the medium. Activation of VR1 is achieved in these cellular assays using either a capsaicin stimulus (ranging from 0.01-10 μM) or by an acid stimulus (addition of 30 mM Hepes/Mes buffered at pH 4.1). Compounds are also tested in an assay format to evaluate their agonist properties at VR1.

-   Capsaicin Antagonist Assay: E-19 DRG cells at 5 days in culture are     incubated with serial concentrations of VR1 antagonists, in HBSS     (Hanks buffered saline solution supplemented with BSA 0.1 mg/ml and     1 mM Hepes at pH 7.4) for 15 min, 37° C. Cells are then challenged     with a VR1 agonist, capsaicin 200 nM, in activation buffer     containing 0.1 mg/ml BSA, 15 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, and 10 μCi/ml ⁴⁵Ca²⁺     (Amersham) in Ham's F12 for 2 min at 37° C.

The following compounds exhibit IC50 values of less than 100 nM in the Human VR1 Capsaicin Antagonist Assay:

-   (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide     hydrochloride; -   (2S)—N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide     hydrochloride; -   (2S)-tert-butyl     2-((2-(6-((7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate; -   (2S)-tert-butyl     2-((2-(6-((7R)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-carbamoyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate -   (2S, 5R,S,     7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide     hydrochloride; -   (2S, 5R,S,     7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide     hydrochloride; -   (2S, 5R,S,     7R,S)—N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)-pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isobutyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide     hydrochloride; and -   (2S,R)-8-({6-[2-({[(2S,R)-1-isobutylpiperidin-2-yl]methyl}amino)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl}amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ol; -   Acid Antagonist Assay: Compounds are pre-incubated with E-19 DRG     cells for 2 minutes prior to addition of Calcium-45 in 30 mM     Hepes/Mes buffer (Final Assay pH 5) and then left for an additional     2 minutes prior to compound washout. Final 45 Ca (Amersham CES3-2     mCi) at 10 μCi/mL. -   Agonist Assay: Compounds are incubated with E-19 DRG cells for 2     minutes in the presence of Calcium-45 prior to compound washout.     Final ⁴⁵Ca²⁺ (Amersham CES3-2 mCi) at 10 μCi/mL. -   Compound Washout and Analysis: Assay plates are washed using an     ELX405 plate washer (Bio-Tek Instruments Inc.) immediately after     functional assay. Wash 3× with PBS Mg2+/Ca2+ free, 0.1 mg/mL BSA.     Aspirate between washes. Read plates using a MicroBeta Jet (Wallac     Inc.). Compound activity is then calculated using appropriate     computational algorithms.     ⁴⁵Calcium²⁺ Assay Protocol

Compounds may be assayed using Chinese Hamster Ovary cell lines stably expressing either human VR1 or rat VR1 under a CMV promoter. Cells can be cultured in Growth Medium, routinely passaged at 70% confluency using trypsin and plated in the assay plate 24 hours prior to compound evaluation.

Possible Growth Medium:

-   -   DMEM, high glucose (Gibco 11965-084).     -   10% Dialyzed serum (Hyclone SH30079.03).     -   1× Non-Essential Amino Acids (Gibco 11140-050).     -   1× Glutamine-Pen-Strep (Gibco 10378-016).     -   Geneticin, 450 μg/mL (Gibco 10131-035).

Compounds can be diluted in 100% DMSO and tested for activity over several log units of concentration [40 μM-2 pM]. Compounds may be further diluted in HBSS buffer (pH 7.4) 0.1 mg/mL BSA, prior to evaluation. Final DMSO concentration in assay would be 0.5%. Each assay plate can be controlled with a buffer only and a known antagonist compound (either capsazepine or one of the described VR1 antagonists).

Activation of VR1 can be achieved in these cellular assays using either a capsaicin stimulus (ranging from 0.1-1 μM) or by an acid stimulus (addition of 30 mM Hepes/Mes buffered at pH 4.1). Compounds may also tested in an assay format to evaluate their agonist properties at VR1.

-   Capsaicin Antagonist Assay: Compounds may be pre-incubated with     cells (expressing either human or rat VR1) for 2 minutes prior to     addition of Calcium-45 and Capsaicin and then left for an additional     2 minutes prior to compound washout. Capsaicin (0.5 nM) can be added     in HAM's F12, 0.1 mg/mL BSA, 15 mM Hepes at pH 7.4. Final ⁴⁵Ca     (Amersham CES3-2 mCi) at 10 μCi/mL. -   Acid Antagonist Assay: Compounds can be pre-incubated with cells     (expressing either human or rat VR1) for 2 minutes prior to addition     of Calcium-45 in 30 mM Hepes/Mes buffer (Final Assay pH 5) and then     left for an additional 2 minutes prior to compound washout. Final     ⁴⁵Ca (Amersham CES3-2 mCi) at 10 μCi/mL. -   Agonist Assay: Compounds can be incubated with cells (expressing     either human or rat VR1) for 2 minutes in the presence of Calcium-45     prior to compound washout. Final ⁴⁵Ca (Amersham CES3-2 mCi) at 10     μCi/mL. -   Compound Washout and Analysis: Assay plates can be washed using an     ELX405 plate washer (Bio-Tek Instruments Inc.) immediately after     functional assay. One can wash 3× with PBS Mg2⁺/Ca²⁺ free, 0.1 mg/mL     BSA, aspirating between washes. Plates may be read using a MicroBeta     Jet (Wallac Inc.). Compound activity may then calculated using     appropriate computational algorithms.

Useful nucleic acid sequences and proteins may be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,335,180, 6, 406,908 and 6,239,267, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

For the treatment of vanilloid-receptor-diseases, such as acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders, the compounds of the present invention may be administered orally, parentally, by inhalation spray, rectally, or topically in dosage unit formulations containing conventional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants, and vehicles. The term parenteral as used herein includes, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intrasternal, infusion techniques or intraperitoneally.

Treatment of diseases and disorders herein is intended to also include the prophylactic administration of a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutical salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of either to a subject (i.e., an animal, preferably a mammal, most preferably a human) believed to be in need of preventative treatment, such as, for example, pain, inflammation and the like.

The dosage regimen for treating vanilloid-receptor-mediated diseases, cancer, and/or hyperglycemia with the compounds of this invention and/or compositions of this invention is based on a variety of factors, including the type of disease, the age, weight, sex, medical condition of the patient, the severity of the condition, the route of administration, and the particular compound employed.

Thus, the dosage regimen may vary widely, but can be determined routinely using standard methods. Dosage levels of the order from about 0.01 mg to 30 mg per kilogram of body weight per day, preferably from about 0.1 mg to 10 mg/kg, more preferably from about 0.25 mg to 1 mg/kg are useful for all methods of use disclosed herein.

The pharmaceutically active compounds of this invention can be processed in accordance with conventional methods of pharmacy to produce medicinal agents for administration to patients, including humans and other mammals.

For oral administration, the pharmaceutical composition may be in the form of, for example, a capsule, a tablet, a suspension, or liquid. The pharmaceutical composition is preferably made in the form of a dosage unit containing a given amount of the active ingredient. For example, these may contain an amount of active ingredient from about 1 to 2000 mg, preferably from about 1 to 500 mg, more preferably from about 5 to 150 mg. A suitable daily dose for a human or other mammal may vary widely depending on the condition of the patient and other factors, but, once again, can be determined using routine methods.

The active ingredient may also be administered by injection as a composition with suitable carriers including saline, dextrose, or water. The daily parenteral dosage regimen will be from about 0.1 to about 30 mg/kg of total body weight, preferably from about 0.1 to about 10 mg/kg, and more preferably from about 0.25 mg to 1 mg/kg.

Injectable preparations, such as sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions, may be formulated according to the known are using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employed, including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectables.

Suppositories for rectal administration of the drug can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitable non-irritating excipient such as cocoa butter and polyethylene glycols that are solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum and release the drug.

A suitable topical dose of active ingredient of a compound of the invention is 0.1 mg to 150 mg administered one to four, preferably one or two times daily. For topical administration, the active ingredient may comprise from 0.001% to 10% w/w, e.g., from 1% to 2% by weight of the formulation, although it may comprise as much as 10% w/w, but preferably not more than 5% w/w, and more preferably from 0. 1% to 1% of the formulation.

Formulations suitable for topical administration include liquid or semi-liquid preparations suitable for penetration through the skin (e.g., liniments, lotions, ointments, creams, or pastes) and drops suitable for administration to the eye, ear, or nose.

For administration, the compounds of this invention are ordinarily combined with one or more adjuvants appropriate for the indicated route of administration. The compounds may be admixed with lactose, sucrose, starch powder, cellulose esters of alkanoic acids, stearic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, magnesium oxide, sodium and calcium salts of phosphoric and sulfuric acids, acacia, gelatin, sodium alginate, polyvinyl-pyrrolidine, and/or polyvinyl alcohol, and tableted or encapsulated for conventional administration. Alternatively, the compounds of this invention may be dissolved in saline, water, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethanol, corn oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, sesame oil, tragacanth gum, and/or various buffers. Other adjuvants and modes of administration are well known in the pharmaceutical art. The carrier or diluent may include time delay material, such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate alone or with a wax, or other materials well known in the art.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be made up in a solid form (including granules, powders or suppositories) or in a liquid form (e.g., solutions, suspensions, or emulsions). The pharmaceutical compositions may be subjected to conventional pharmaceutical operations such as sterilization and/or may contain conventional adjuvants, such as preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, buffers etc.

Solid dosage forms for oral administration may include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms, the active compound may be admixed with at least one inert diluent such as sucrose, lactose, or starch. Such dosage forms may also comprise, as in normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents, e.g., lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate. In the case of capsules, tablets, and pills, the dosage forms may also comprise buffering agents. Tablets and pills can additionally be prepared with enteric coatings.

Liquid dosage forms for oral administration may include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, and elixirs containing inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as water. Such compositions may also comprise adjuvants, such as wetting, sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents.

Compounds of the present invention can possess one or more asymmetric carbon atoms and are thus capable of existing in the form of optical isomers as well as in the form of racemic or non-racemic mixtures thereof. The optical isomers can be obtained by resolution of the racemic mixtures according to conventional processes, e.g., by formation of diastereoisomeric salts, by treatment with an optically active acid or base. Examples of appropriate acids are tartaric, diacetyltartaric, dibenzoyltartaric, ditoluoyltartaric, and camphorsulfonic acid and then separation of the mixture of diastereoisomers by crystallization followed by liberation of the optically active bases from these salts. A different process for separation of optical isomers involves the use of a chiral chromatography column optimally chosen to maximize the separation of the enantiomers. Still another available method involves synthesis of covalent diastereoisomeric molecules by reacting compounds of the invention with an optically pure acid in an activated form or an optically pure isocyanate. The synthesized diastereoisomers can be separated by conventional means such as chromatography, distillation, crystallization or sublimation, and then hydrolyzed to deliver the enantiomerically pure compound. The optically active compounds of the invention can likewise be obtained by using active starting materials. These isomers may be in the form of a free acid, a free base, an ester or a salt.

Likewise, the compounds of this invention may exist as isomers, that is compounds of the same molecular formula but in which the atoms, relative to one another, are arranged differently. In particular, the alkylene substituents of the compounds of this invention, are normally and preferably arranged and inserted into the molecules as indicated in the definitions for each of these groups, being read from left to right. However, in certain cases, one skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to prepare compounds of this invention in which these substituents are reversed in orientation relative to the other atoms in the molecule. That is, the substituent to be inserted may be the same as that noted above except that it is inserted into the molecule in the reverse orientation. One skilled in the art will appreciate that these isomeric forms of the compounds of this invention are to be construed as encompassed within the scope of the present invention.

The compounds of the present invention can be used in the form of salts derived from inorganic or organic acids. The salts include, but are not limited to, the following: acetate, adipate, alginate, citrate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, digluconate, cyclopentanepropionate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, fumarate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, methansulfonate, nicotinate, 2-Naphthalenesulfonate, oxalate, palmoate, pectinate, persulfate, 2-phenylpropionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate, tosylate, mesylate, and undecanoate. Also, the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chloride, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates like dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates, long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides, aralkyl halides like benzyl and phenethyl bromides, and others. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained.

Examples of acids that may be employed to from pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include such inorganic acids as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid and such organic acids as oxalic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid and citric acid. Other examples include salts with alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, such as sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium or with organic bases.

Also encompassed in the scope of the present invention are pharmaceutically acceptable esters of a carboxylic acid or hydroxyl containing group, including a metabolically labile ester or a prodrug form of a compound of this invention. A metabolically labile ester is one which may produce, for example, an increase in blood levels and prolong the efficacy of the corresponding non-esterified form of the compound. A prodrug form is one which is not in an active form of the molecule as administered but which becomes therapeutically active after some in vivo activity or biotransformation, such as metabolism, for example, enzymatic or hydrolytic cleavage. For a general discussion of prodrugs involving esters see Svensson and Tunek Drug Metabolism Reviews 165 (1988) and Bundgaard Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier (1985). Examples of a masked carboxylate anion include a variety of esters, such as alkyl (for example, methyl, ethyl), cycloalkyl (for example, cyclohexyl), aralkyl (for example, benzyl, p-methoxybenzyl), and alkylcarbonyloxyalkyl (for example, pivaloyloxymethyl). Amines have been masked as arylcarbonyloxymethyl substituted derivatives, which are cleaved by esterases in vivo releasing the free drug and formaldehyde (Bungaard J. Med. Chem. 2503 (1989)). Also, drugs containing an acidic NH group, such as imidazole, imide, indole and the like, have been masked with N-acyloxymethyl groups (Bundgaard Design of Prodrugs, Elsevier (1985)). Hydroxy groups have been masked as esters and ethers. EP 039,051 (Sloan and Little, Apr. 11, 1981) discloses Mannich-base hydroxamic acid prodrugs, their preparation and use. Esters of a compound of this invention, may include, for example, the methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl esters, as well as other suitable esters formed between an acidic moiety and a hydroxyl containing moiety. Metabolically labile esters, may include, for example, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, iso-propoxymethyl, α-methoxyethyl, groups such as α-((C₁-C₄)-alkyloxy)ethyl, for example, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, propoxyethyl, iso-propoxyethyl, etc.; 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-ylmethyl groups, such as 5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3,dioxolen-4-ylmethyl, etc.; C₁-C₃ alkylthiomethyl groups, for example, methylthiomethyl, ethylthiomethyl, isopropylthiomethyl, etc.; acyloxymethyl groups, for example, pivaloyloxymethyl, a-acetoxymethyl, etc.; ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl; or α-acyloxy-α-substituted methyl groups, for example α-acetoxyethyl.

Further, the compounds of the invention may exist as crystalline solids, which can be crystallized from common solvents such as ethanol, N,N-dimethyl-formamide, water, or the like. Thus, crystalline forms of the compounds of the invention may exist as polymorphs, solvates and/or hydrates of the parent compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. All of such forms likewise are to be construed as falling within the scope of the invention.

While the compounds of the invention can be administered as the sole active pharmaceutical agent, they can also be used in combination with one or more compounds of the invention or other agents. When administered as a combination, the therapeutic agents can be formulated as separate compositions that are given at the same time or different times, or the therapeutic agents can be given as a single composition.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosed compounds. Variations and changes, which are obvious to one skilled in the art, are intended to be within the scope and nature of the invention, which are defined, in the appended claims.

From the foregoing description, one skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions. 

1. A compound having the structure:

or any pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is N or C(R²); Y is N or C(R³), wherein at least one of X and Y is not N; n is independently, at each instance, 0, 1 or 2; R¹ is

or R¹ is R^(b) substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), and additionally substitued by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, R^(i), R^(k), —OR^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —CO₂R^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)(C₁₋₆alkyl), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(a), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)_(n)R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(a) and —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e); R² is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k), —NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k); R³ is selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, R^(i), R^(k), —OH, —OR^(i), —OR^(k), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)R^(i), —S(O)_(n)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(i), —N(R^(a))S(O)_(n)R^(k), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(i), —S(O)_(n)N(R^(a))R^(k),—NH₂, —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(i) and —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(i) and —NR^(a)R^(k); R⁴ is independently at each instance

R⁴ is independently at each instance a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring heterocycle containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S that is optionally vicinally fused with a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the heterocycle and bridge are substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the heterocycle is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I; or R⁴ is independently at each instance naphthyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the naphthyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I; R⁵ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a),—S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); R⁶ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); R⁷ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and A) R⁸ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and R⁹ is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); or B) R^(a) is independently, at each instance, R^(e), R^(h), —OR^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(e), —CO₂R^(e), —OC(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)R^(e), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(e), —NR^(a)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(a)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)CO₂R^(e), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(e), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(e), —S(═O)_(n)R^(e), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(e), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(e), —OS(═O)₂R^(e), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(e), —OR^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(h), —CO₂R^(h), —OC(═O)R^(h), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(e)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)R^(a), —NR^(h)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(e)C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(h)CO₂R^(a), —NR^(e)CO₂R^(a), —C₁₋₈alkylOR^(h), —C₁₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(h), —S(═O)_(n)R^(h), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(h), —NR^(a)S(═O)₂R^(h), —NR^(h)S(═O)₂R^(a), —OS(═O)₂R^(h) or —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(h); and R⁹ is independently, at each instance, H, R^(k), C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); R¹⁰ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C2-6alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a) C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); R¹¹ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a) C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a) C₂₋₆NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁰ and R¹¹ together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); R¹² is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹² is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), and additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 halo groups; or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-atom bridge containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from O, N and S with the remaining atoms being carbon, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹¹ and R¹² together are a saturated or partially unsaturated 3-, 4- or 5-Carbon bridge, wherein the bridge is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, thioxo, R^(i), R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —SR, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); R¹³ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —OH, —NH₂, —SH, C₁₋₈alkyl, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R )S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹³ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); R¹⁴ is independently, at each instance, selected from H, C₁₋₈alkyl, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —OH, —NH₂, —NH₂, —SH, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is a saturated, partially-saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein there are no more than 2 N atoms, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from R^(k), halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)OR^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); or R¹⁴ is C₁₋₄alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups selected from C₁₋₄haloalkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(k), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —OR^(k), —OC(═O)R^(k), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —SR^(k), —S(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂R^(k), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k), —C(═O)R^(i), —C(═O)OR^(i), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —OR^(i), —OC(═O)R^(i), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —OC(═O)N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(i), —SR^(i), —S(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂R^(i), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —S(═O)₂N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)OR^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(i), —N(R^(i))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))C(—NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(i), —N(R^(i))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(k), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(k), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(i), —NR^(i)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(k) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(i); wherein at least one of R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³ and R¹⁴ is other than H; R^(a) is independently, at each instance, H, phenyl, benzyl or C₁₋₆alkyl, the phenyl, benzyl and C₁₋₆alkyl being substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄alkyl, C₁₋₃haloalkyl, —OC₁₋₄alkyl, —NH₂, —NHC₁₋₄alkyl, —N(C₁₋₄alkyl)C₁₋₄alkyl; R^(b) is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, sulfur atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo groups, nitrogen atoms of the ring are substituted by 0 or 1 oxo groups; R^(d) is independently in each instance hydrogen or —CH₃; R^(e) is, independently, in each instance, C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by a group independently selected from R^(h); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a) R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); R^(h) is, independently, in each instance, phenyl or a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 1, 2 or 3 atoms selected from N, O and S, so long as the combination of O and S atoms is not greater than 2, wherein the ring is substituted by 0 or 1 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the phenyl and monocycle are substituted by 1, 2 or 3 groups independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the phenyl and monocycle are additionally substituted by 0, 1 or 2 substituents selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)2R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); R^(i) is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic or 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring containing 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 atoms selected from N, O and S, wherein the available carbon atoms of the ring are substituted by 0, 1 or 2 oxo or thioxo groups, wherein the ring is substituted by 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from C₁₋₉alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), and C₁₋₉alkyl substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from halo, cyano, nitro, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, —C(═O)R^(a), —C(═O)OR^(a), —C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a),—SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a),—N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and R^(k) is, independently, in each instance, C₁₋₉alkyl or C₁₋₄alkyl(phenyl) wherein either is substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from halo, C₁₋₄haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, —C(═O)R^(a), C(═O)OR^(a), C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —OR^(a), —OC(═O)R^(a), —OC(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —OC(═O)N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a), —OC₂₋₆alkylOR^(a), —SR^(a), —S(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂R^(a), —S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —S(═O)₂N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)OR^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═O)NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))C(═NR^(a))NR^(a)R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂R^(a), —N(R^(a))S(═O)₂NR^(a)R^(a), —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylNR^(a)R^(a) and —NR^(a)C₂₋₆alkylOR^(a); and wherein the C₁₋₉alkyl is additionally substituted by 0 or 1 groups independently selected from R^(i) and additionally substituted by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents independently selected from Br, Cl, F and I.
 2. A compound according to claim 1 that is selected from the group of: (2S)-N-(2-(6-(7R)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride; (2S)-N-(2-(6-(7S)-7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride; (2S,5R,S,7R,S)-N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride; (2S,5R,S,7R,S)-N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride; (2S,5R,S,7R,S)-N-(2-(6-(7-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylamino)-pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-isobutyl-5-methylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide hydrochloride; and (2S,R)-8-({6-[2-({[(2S,R)-1-isobutylpiperidin-2-yl]methyl}amino)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl}amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-ol; or any pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or hydrates thereof.
 3. A method of treating acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, depression, anxiety, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotising agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders, comprising the step of administering a compound according to claim
 1. 4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier. 